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Unread 08-04-2015, 03:16
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Re: Canburglar Safety

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
You don't *have* to telescope to reach both bins, it's a function of where your burgular pivot points rest and how wide you can make your setup. Ultimately, ignoring inertia for a moment, the hole ends up being faster because it is slightly higher off the ground, thus you travel less angular distance to reach it. Of course, reality doesn't ignore inertia.
I see your points. I forgot to account for adding an elbow to the grabber so that a sufficiently low pivot point can make it work. I was accounting for a straight rod, which would contact the totes before making it to the step.
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